Job Description

Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.

Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.

The MEAL Manager role will provide essential support to Save the Children’s programmes by supporting leadership and management, roll-out of the MEAL system and building capacity at the field level to deliver against SCI’s Minimum Operating Standards in his/her respective Hub. He/She will build systems and staff capacity to ensure that SCI programmes are of high quality to beneficiaries and donors and learning is institutionalized for program improvements. This position will be responsible for a specific geographic location/s under the Hubs, as per the CO structure.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES and ACCOUNTABILITY:

Management and Leadership

Provide overall supervision and leadership on the MEAL functions and strategy delivery at Hub level

Prove supervision, mentorship and professional development to MEAL staffs in Hub so that staffs have the required capacity and enthusiasm to undertake their responsibilities

Provide oversight of MEAL budget and ensure effective and timely utilization for the appropriate MEAL activities

Be the key link among the MEAL team, Hub level operations team and PDQ team at Addis

Ensure MEAL evidences (IPTT, project performance/action trackers, etc) are used for management decision making and continuous performance improvement and be part of the Hub level management team members/

MEAL System Development and Management

Undertake responsibilities for the roll-out of the MEAL system in specified area offices/geographic locations

Ensure that MEAL Team, area operations and project staff understand the various steps and tools for the MEAL system and that this is used consistently across projects / areas

Ensure programmes/projects are using Quality Benchmarks as part of their day to day implementation and quality monitoring practices

Support on the design and roll-out of standardised monitoring tools and methodologies as required by the MEAL Head and field level teams.

Ensure every project has at least 30% engagement (level of effort- LoE) by respective MEAL personnel.

Ensure functional accountability mechanisms are in place as the four pillar of accountability (Information sharing, participation, establishing and implementing Compliant and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM), and staff capacity building.

Ensure that regular monitoring/MEAL reports are received and communicated effectively to MEAL Head and other relevant bodies in the national office

Ensure periodic report are as per the standard quality, standard template, time frame and communicated accordingly

Ensure communities and children know their rights and entitlements, have access to project information and participate in decisions that affect them

Ensure communities and children have access to safe and responsive mechanisms to handle their complaints and feedbacks

Learning and Knowledge Management

Lead the implementation of LKM framework in the Hub and support there is a functional LKM system and capacity in the Hubs, Area Offices and FOs

Support programmes in the identification of learning objectives and evidence gaps.

Job Requirement

BSc/BA/ MSc/MA degree in an area of statistics, economics, social science or equivalent. MA/MSc preferred

Minimum of five years, and three years NGO management experience in a MEAL role in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the following priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies

Direct experience of rolling out and managing MEAL systems and of working on all aspects of MEAL

Demonstrated commitment to building staff capacity, skills in training and capacity building

Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in

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